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With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>It is</i> He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom; And by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It is He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom; And by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>It is</i> He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom; And by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>It is</i> He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom; And by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom And by His understanding <i>and</i> skill He has stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made the earth by his power, established the world by his wisdom, and spread out the heavens by his understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and spread out the heavens by His understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />With your wisdom and power you created the earth and spread out the heavens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by his power. He set up the world by his skill. He stretched out the world by his understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by his power; by his wisdom he created the world and stretched out the heavens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is the one who made the world by his power, who established the earth by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The Maker of the earth by His power, "" The Establisher of the world by His wisdom, "" Who, by His understanding, stretched forth the heavens—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The maker of the earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who, by His understanding, stretched forth the heavens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He made the earth in his power, setting upright the habitable globe by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that maketh the earth by his power, that prepareth the world by his wisdom, and stretcheth out the heavens by his knowledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He made the earth by his power, he prepared the world in his wisdom, and he stretched out the heavens with his understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The one who made the earth by his power, established the world by his wisdom, and by his skill stretched out the heavens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has made the earth by his power; he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his intelligence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH made the Earth by his power, and he has set the world in order by his wisdom, and by his understanding he has stretched out Heaven<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that hath made the earth by His power, That hath established the world by His wisdom, And hath stretched out the heavens by His understanding;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />It is the Lord that made the earth by his strength, who set up the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the sky,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3183" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/10.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.” <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śêh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">The LORD made</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: bə·ḵō·ḥōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">by His power;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: mê·ḵîn (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">He established</a> <a href="/hebrew/8398.htm" title="8398: tê·ḇêl (N-fs) -- From yabal; the earth; by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. Land, as Babylonia, Palestine.">the world</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">by His wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nā·ṭāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">and stretched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·mā·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394: ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- An understanding. And tbuwnah; or towbunah; from biyn; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice.">by His understanding.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a></span><br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19-20</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. / By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a></span><br />Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a></span><br />By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a></span><br />This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-5.htm">Psalm 136:5-9</a></span><br />By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever. / He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever. / He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12</a></span><br />It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a></span><br />He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-5.htm">Psalm 148:5</a></span><br />Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.</p><p class="hdg">hath made.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a></b></br> Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, <i>and</i> there is nothing too hard for thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15-19</a></b></br> He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1,6-9</a></b></br> In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth… </p><p class="hdg">established.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-2.htm">Psalm 24:2</a></b></br> For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69</a></b></br> And he built his sanctuary like high <i>palaces</i>, like the earth which he hath established for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Psalm 93:1</a></b></br> The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, <i>wherewith</i> he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.</p><p class="hdg">stretched.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a></b></br> Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/26-7.htm">Job 26:7</a></b></br> He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, <i>and</i> hangeth the earth upon nothing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2,24</a></b></br> Who coverest <i>thyself</i> with light as <i>with</i> a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Design</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-26.htm">Discretion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-14.htm">Established</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Establisher</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-11.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-4.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-7.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Design</a> <a href="/daniel/2-14.htm">Discretion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Established</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Establisher</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-16.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-23.htm">Power</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-6.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-20.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-24.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-18.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">The unequal comparison of God and idols.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">The prophet exhorts to flee from the calamity to come.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">He laments the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastors.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/10-23.htm">He makes an humble supplication.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The power of God is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, highlighting His ability to create and sustain the universe. In <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, the creation account demonstrates God's power as He speaks the world into existence. This power is not only creative but also sustaining, as seen in <a href="/colossians/1-17.htm">Colossians 1:17</a>, where it is stated that in Christ, all things hold together. The power of God in creation is a testament to His sovereignty over all things, contrasting with the impotence of idols mentioned earlier in <a href="/jeremiah/10.htm">Jeremiah 10</a>.<p><b>He established the world by His wisdom</b><br>God's wisdom in creation is a theme that resonates with the wisdom literature of the Bible, particularly in <a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19</a>, which states, "By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations." This wisdom is not merely intellectual but is deeply practical, reflecting God's perfect plan and purpose for creation. The order and complexity of the natural world testify to this divine wisdom. The Hebrew concept of wisdom (chokmah) often involves skill and craftsmanship, suggesting that God's creation is both intentional and masterfully executed.<p><b>and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.</b><br>The imagery of stretching out the heavens is a common biblical metaphor for God's creative work, found in passages like <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a> and <a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2</a>. This phrase underscores God's understanding, which in Hebrew thought involves insight and discernment. The heavens, often representing the vastness and majesty of the universe, reflect God's infinite understanding and knowledge. This understanding is not only about the physical universe but also encompasses God's plan for redemption, as seen in the unfolding of biblical prophecy and the coming of Jesus Christ, who is described as the wisdom of God in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of Israel. He is the author of the Book of Jeremiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, depicted as the Creator who made the earth, established the world, and stretched out the heavens.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth_and_heavens.htm">The Earth and Heavens</a></b><br>Refers to the physical creation, emphasizing the power, wisdom, and understanding of God in the act of creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate authority and creator of all things. His power is unmatched, and His wisdom is beyond human comprehension.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_wisdom_of_god.htm">The Wisdom of God</a></b><br>Reflect on the wisdom of God in the order and complexity of creation. This should lead to a deeper trust in His plans and purposes for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_creation.htm">Understanding God's Creation</a></b><br>Appreciate the beauty and intricacy of the world around us as a testament to God's understanding. This should inspire worship and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_power.htm">Dependence on God's Power</a></b><br>In times of uncertainty, remember that the same power that created the earth is available to us through faith. Trust in God's ability to sustain and guide us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_awe_of_god's_creation.htm">Living in Awe of God's Creation</a></b><br>Let the majesty of creation lead us to live in awe and gratitude, recognizing our place within God's grand design.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._10_12_align_with_cosmology.htm">Jeremiah 10:12: How can this claim that God “stretched out the heavens” align with scientific cosmology regarding the universe’s expansion? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_astrology.htm">What is the Bible's stance on astrology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_redshift_mean.htm">What does redshift mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">He hath made . . . he hath established.</span>--The words are participial in form, <span class= "ital">making<span class= "bld"> . . .</span></span> <span class= "ital">establishing, </span>and complete the list of divine attributes in <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm" title="But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.">Jeremiah 10:10</a>, contrasting the creative might of Jehovah with the impotence of the gods of the heathen.<p><span class= "bld">The world.</span>--As contrasted with the material earth, the inhabited world, the world considered in its relation to man, as in <a href="/proverbs/8-31.htm" title="Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.">Proverbs 8:31</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Discretion.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">skill.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 12-16.</span> - Repeated with a slight variation in <a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15-19</a>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He hath made the earth</span>, etc. (comp. the frequent references to the Divine creatorship in the latter part of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a>; <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12, 18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm">Isaiah 51:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">By his discretion</span>; rather, by <span class="accented">his understanding</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[God] made</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֵׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֙רֶץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by His power;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹח֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵō·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He established</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵכִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the world</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּבֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8398.htm">Strong's 8398: </a> </span><span class="str2">The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by His wisdom</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and stretched out</span><br /><span class="heb">נָטָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by His understanding.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8394.htm">Strong's 8394: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intelligence, an argument, caprice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 10:12 He has made the earth by his (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/10-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 10:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 10:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 10:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 10:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>